Six distinctions must be drawn in any account of the concept of authority (Friedman 1973; Lukes 1978; Raz 1989). First, the failure to explain the unity and order of social life and the compliance of subjects solely in terms of coercion and/or rational...

Authority means the right to give an order, which will be obeyed with no question as to that right, or, if not an order, the right to evoke legitimate power in support of a decision. Thus someone may have the authority to instruct soldiers to fire on a...

(1) There is no ‘authority’ in Bsm. in the sense of one who gives forth doctrine which must be accepted, or who gives authoritative explanation of doctrine. Each Buddhist is his own authority, in the sense that he must learn the Truth for...

A form of legitimized power. 1. Power is legitimized by virtue of the position the individual holds, eg teachers’ power is legitimized in as much as they are employees of an educational institution; the teacher is in authority. 2. Teachers’...

In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium) is often used interchangeably with the term "power". However, their meanings differ: while "power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends,...

Sirens wailing, bomb technician Paul Friedlander weaves his sport utility vehicle through congested streets to a market, where his target sits on a sidewalk surrounded by police tape.It is a nondescript green suitcase.Sliding on gloves, Friedlander slices into the bag with a knife and flings...

Author Robert Jordan, whose "Wheel of Time" series of fantasy novels sold millions of copies, died Sunday of a rare blood disease. He was 58.Jordan, whose real name was James Oliver Rigney Jr., was born and lived in this southern city most of his life....

Citing improved security in the capital, the Iraqi government said Tuesday it was shortening the Baghdad curfew by two hours and would allow citizens to be on the streets until 10 p.m.The easing of the ban on movement around the city coincided with a one-day...

Congress may balk at extending the president's "fast track" trade authority this year if there is not significant progress in global trade talks, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Monday.That authority lets President Bush negotiate a trade agreement and submit it to Congress...

This essay is a description of the many different types of power and authority and also of the differences in the nature of power and authority.